Tickets for the clash will be on sale shortly to fans, priced at £10 for adults, £7 concessions and £5 juniors.

Boro last faced Preston in the third round of the Capital One Cup in September 2012, when goals Richard Smallwood, Emmanuel Ledesma and Merouane Zemmama earned Boro a place in the next round after a 3-1 win at Deepdale.